In this chapter, you learned about the four major ways that files can be taken offline in SharePoint Foundation 2010. The differences in functionality were detailed between using Outlook 2010, local drafts, and SharePoint Workspace 2010 to provide offline access to files.

You also learned which two of the four offline methods require SharePoint Workspace 2010 in order to function, and that the use of this technology is provided with the Office Professional Plus edition of Microsoft Office 2010.

Finally, you saw the major steps necessary to configure, utilize, and troubleshoot each of the offline technologies, evaluating why each might be useful in a given scenario. You also learned about the interdependencies between Outlook 2010 and the local drafts folder as well as those between SharePoint Workspace 2010 and Shared Folders.